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Variety traits

Blueberry vigor

Vaccinium corymbosum L.

Highbush blueberry vigor characterizes the intensity of vegetative plant development, expressed in bush volume and the length of annual shoots. This trait is a determining factor in selecting planting patterns, pruning, and balancing vegetation with fruit production.

In the reference 41 varieties crop Highbush blueberry, where this is mentioned in the description.

According to international UPOV guidelines (TG/137/5), the vigor of blueberries is assessed by experts visually on a nine-point scale, where 1 corresponds to very weak and 9 to very strong development intensity. Auxiliary quantitative indicators include total bush height in meters and the average length of annual shoots in centimeters.

This trait directly influences the crop's agrotechnics. Highly vigorous varieties require greater spacing between bushes and more intensive pruning to prevent overcrowding and shading of the canopy. For varieties with high growth energy, it is necessary to manage nitrogen nutrition to maintain a balance between vegetative mass accumulation and yield quality, as excessive growth can reduce berry size and taste characteristics.

General information about the subject — on the page Vigor.

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Varieties of Highbush blueberry mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

2 records

Biloxi

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

PL
5 records

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

NL
2 records

Concord

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

NL
3 records

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

NL
3 records

Stanley

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

NL
3 records

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

SI
2 records

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

NL
2 records

Dixi

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

NL
2 records

Jersey ISK

Terminated

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Megacrisp

Withdrawn

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Rolfe Nominees Pty Ltd

1 record

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Rolfe Nominees Pty Ltd

1 record

Bluecrop WIL

Terminated

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Gospodarstwo Ogrodnicze Jerzy Wilczewski

PL
1 record

T112 219 TBC

Withdrawn

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Rolfe Nominees Pty Ltd

1 record

Ivanhoe ISK

Terminated

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Fiolent

Terminated

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Sokolov Serhii Oleksandrovych, Dmytriiev Volodymyr Ihorovych,

UA
2 records

'1334 Demeter'

Application submitted

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Gospodarstwo Szkółkarskie Anna Ciepłucha-Kowalska

1 record

Apollin

Application submitted

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Gospodarstwo Szkółkarskie Anna Ciepłucha-Kowalska

1 record

Northland ISK

Withdrawn

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
4 records

A 81

Application submitted

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Alejandro Navarro Díaz

1 record

Presto

Application submitted

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Edmund J. Wheeler James F. Hancock

2 records

Blueray ISK

Terminated

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Herbert SGGW

Terminated

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

PL
1 record

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Gospodarstwo Ogrodnicze Jerzy Wilczewski

PL
1 record